iGenetics: A Molecular Approach, 3e (Russell/Bose)
Chapter 1 Genetics: An Introduction
MATCHING
Please select the best match for each term.
A) PubMed
B) OMIM
C) GenBank
D) Entrez
E) BLAST
1) A system for searching several linked databases
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2) A tool to compare nucleotide or protein sequences
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3) A website that provides links to research articles
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4) A database of human genes and disorders
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,5) A database of genetic sequences
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Answers: 1) D 2) E 3) B 4) A 5) C
,Please select the best match for each term.
A) Gregor Mendel
B) Barbara McClintock
C) Boyer and Cohen
D) Paul Berg
E) Kary Mullis
6) Developed the polymerase chain reaction
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7) Constructed the first recombinant DNA molecule
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8) Cloned the first recombinant DNA molecule
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9) Conducted breeding experiments with the pea plant
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10) Discovered transposable elements
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Answers: 6) E 7) D 8) C 9) A 10) B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
, 11) The field of genetics includes
A) the study of heredity.
B) the molecular nature of the genetic material.
C) the ways in which genes control life functions.
D) the distribution and behavior of genes in populations.
E) All of these
Answer: E
Skill: Factual recall
12) Quantitative genetics is
A) the quantitative study of the activity of a gene.
B) the study of the genetic diversity within a large group of individuals of the same
species.
C) the study of the genetic diversity within members of a number of related species.
D) the study of traits that are determined by a number of genes simultaneously.
E) the study of the number of characteristics found in an organism.
Answer: D
Skill: Factual recall
Chapter 1 Genetics: An Introduction
MATCHING
Please select the best match for each term.
A) PubMed
B) OMIM
C) GenBank
D) Entrez
E) BLAST
1) A system for searching several linked databases
Skill: Factual recall
2) A tool to compare nucleotide or protein sequences
Skill: Factual recall
3) A website that provides links to research articles
Skill: Factual recall
4) A database of human genes and disorders
Skill: Factual recall
,5) A database of genetic sequences
Skill: Factual recall
Answers: 1) D 2) E 3) B 4) A 5) C
,Please select the best match for each term.
A) Gregor Mendel
B) Barbara McClintock
C) Boyer and Cohen
D) Paul Berg
E) Kary Mullis
6) Developed the polymerase chain reaction
Skill: Factual recall
7) Constructed the first recombinant DNA molecule
Skill: Factual recall
8) Cloned the first recombinant DNA molecule
Skill: Factual recall
9) Conducted breeding experiments with the pea plant
Skill: Factual recall
10) Discovered transposable elements
Skill: Factual recall
Answers: 6) E 7) D 8) C 9) A 10) B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
, 11) The field of genetics includes
A) the study of heredity.
B) the molecular nature of the genetic material.
C) the ways in which genes control life functions.
D) the distribution and behavior of genes in populations.
E) All of these
Answer: E
Skill: Factual recall
12) Quantitative genetics is
A) the quantitative study of the activity of a gene.
B) the study of the genetic diversity within a large group of individuals of the same
species.
C) the study of the genetic diversity within members of a number of related species.
D) the study of traits that are determined by a number of genes simultaneously.
E) the study of the number of characteristics found in an organism.
Answer: D
Skill: Factual recall
